Steve McClaren faces more ‘Wally with the Brolly’ taunts

It seems
Steve McClaren may be stuck with the ‘Wally with the Brolly’ moniker for the rest of his career after he was taunted with his most famous pose – even after moving abroad to avoid the flack.

Wolfsburg’s fans took on the ‘Wally with the Brolly’ taunts from his England days to mock McClaren

McClaren’s image was forever tainted by tabloid headlines accompanying pictures of him sheltering from the rain at Wembley Stadium, as England lost at home to Croatia in failing to qualify for Euro 2008.

And even managing in Germany doesn’t seem to have done anything for his public image after Wolfsburg fans appeared to hit back at the club’s poor form under McClaren with an umbrella-themed protest.

A large banner reading ‘Wir-lassen Euch nicht im Regen stehen, ihr uns’ and hundreds of fans brandishing green and white umbrellas greeted the former England boss at Saturday’s home game against 1899 Hoffenheim.

McClaren: The ‘wally with the brolly’

The sign, which translates as ‘We cannot stand in the rain, you tell us’, and the brollies appeared to hark back to McClaren’s much-criticised 18 months in charge of the England team – and that famous pose.

Wolfsburg continue to struggle in the Bundesliga, languishing just above the relegation zone.

They only just scraped a point at home to Hoffenheim thanks to a half-time blast from McClaren in the dressing room when they went in 2-0 down at the break. The game finished 2-2.